[Grem] Fwd: ECHR: Conflicts of Interest Between Judges & NGOs

2020. Feb. 21., P, 14:59:50 CET

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On Fri, Feb 21, 2020 at 12:18 PM Sonja Lazar <sonja1lazar at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2020 at 11:47
> Subject: ECHR: Conflicts of Interest Between Judges & NGOs
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> We never imagined the troubling discoveries we would make...
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> *Non-governmental Organizations and the Judges of the European Court of
> Human Rights (2009 -2019)*
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> When we looked more closely at the background of the judges of the
> European Court of Human Rights, we never imagined the troubling
> discoveries we would make.
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> After a 6 month investigation, we are releasing an important report
> <https://eclj.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=567507fce24ff5f4d84cc3e33&id=c2b1b8f209&e=97afa89bd6>
> outlining the extent of the relationship between NGOs and ECHR judges, and
> the resulting problems and conflicts of interest.
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> We have identified seven NGOs that are both active at the Court, and have
> judges among their former staff. At least 22 of the 100 judges who have
> served since 2009 are former staff or leaders of these seven NGOs.
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> Among these, the Open Society Network stands out for the number of judges
> linked to it (12) and for the fact that it actually funds the other six
> organisations identified in this report.
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> The powerful presence of the Open Society and its affiliates is
> problematic in many ways. But even more serious is the fact that 18 of the
> 22 judges were found to have served on cases initiated or supported by the
> organization with which they were previously associated.
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> We have identified 88 problematic cases over the last 10 years. In only 12
> cases have judges abstained from sitting because of their connection with
> an NGO involved.
> And this is a low assessment that does not even take into account the
> close financial links between NGOs. For example, we did not identify all
> cases involving other NGOs funded by the Open Society Foundation, nor did
> we identify all cases in which a judge from an NGO funded by OSF ruled in
> cases in which that foundation acted.
>
> This situation is serious, and calls into question the independence of the
> Court and the impartiality of the judges. These conflicts must be remedied
> immediately.
>
> Our report makes proposals to that end. In particular, greater attention
> should be paid to the choice of candidates for the post of judge by
> avoiding the appointment of activists and campaigners. The report also
> makes proposals to ensure transparency of interests and links between
> applicants, judges and NGOs, and to formalise withdrawal procedures.
> Read the full report of the ECLJ: NGOs and Judges of the ECHR 2009-2019
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> (The appendices are available here
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> Conscious of the value of the human rights protection system in Europe,
> the ECLJ hopes that this report will be received as a positive contribution
> to the better functioning of the Court.
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> As a follow-up to this report, the ECLJ has decided to formally refer the
> matter to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in accordance
> with Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, which provides for an effective
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> This Assembly is in charge of the election of judges, has a power of
> investigation and can make recommendations to the representatives of the 47
> States Parties to the European Convention on Human Rights, to whom we have
> also addressed this report.
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